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Calpe Costa Blanca is a friendly fishing village which sits close to the Rock of Ifach on a hill rising up from the last spurs of the sierra Bernia in the middle of spain’s Coata Blanca, a geographical marvel that provides access to the northernmost towns of Alicante’s Marina district. It is an authentic tourist site, with a coastline boasting sandy beaches, cliff faces in some areas and an ancient salt mine, which all give the town a peculiar flavour of its own.
Calpe is overlooked by the towering Penon de Ifach which juts out into the sea and rises to over 1000 ft.In contrast to the larger commercialised resorts, the village of Calpe with its narrow winding streets, traditional Spanish architecture and street markets generates an atmosphere of friendship and relaxation, a village where after only a few days you seem to know and greet everyone. Calpe is a place of daring contrasts, where modern buildings and wide avenues harmonize with an ancient fishing village, where locals are proud of their past, yet welcome tourists and visitors with warm – hearted hospitality. Calpe’s fishing port comes alive with hustle and bustle as the afternoon fish auction draws near. Restaurant terraces fill up with lively crowds anxious to try some of the fresh local shellfish. The town centre preserves the remains of a small fort from the 16th century, called the Torreon de la Peca. There is also a Gothic-style parochial church worth visiting, with Mudejar additions. From the chapels of Cometa and Salvador there is an attractive view.
The spectacular geographic situation connects Calpe with the southern places of alicantinischen Marina.
Tourist place disposes of a vast beach with fine sand and rocky segments, as well as about the former saltworks which stamp the landscape inland.
The rests of a salt fish furnished by the Romans factory are still to be seen in the seafront. The fishing port develops at the moment of the fish auction in the late afternoon a feverish activity. On the always animated restaurant terraces the guests have to consume opportunity seafood, you visit, for example, the restaurant La Vina de Calpe www.lavinadecalpe.com.
In the historical core of the town different attractive points are open to the public. The nice long sandy beaches are also to be emphasised! Calpe owns a varied offer of real estate the Costa Blanca. They find a big choice in flatlets, flats, row houses and of course also villas and empty houses.
Places of interest:
Old Town
Church Nuestra Señora de la Nieves
Iglesia Vieja
Torreón de la Peca
Forat de la Mar (part of the fortress wall)
Arrabal
Place of the fishermen (Plaça dels Mariners)
Wall mosaic (Mosaico Mural)
Museum for archeology
Surroundings
Saltworks (birds of passage: Flamingos, herons)
Ermita de la Cometa
Harbour quarter
Walking on the summit of the rock Ifach prince’s promenade (Camino del Mar)
Nature reserve Peñón
Fish stock exchange with auctions
